Course: Blue Belt Stripe 1 Course

The objective of the Blue Belt Stripe 1 course is to build on your Gracie Combatives foundation. Broken down into seven positional chapters, this course features 60 lessons that will teach you the next layer of highly-effective street applicable techniques as well as the counters to the original Gracie Combatives techniques. To explore the lessons and chapters of the Blue Belt Stripe 1 course, simply scroll down on this page. And to learn more about the contents of any particular lesson, simply click on the "Learn More" link below the lesson description. All the published Master Cycle lessons can be accessed instantly for as low as $35/month with one of our convenient subscription plans, or you can purchase any individual lessons for a one-time fee of $18, as a full chapter (price varies depending on the number of lessons), or $540 for the complete BBS1 course. To explore the content of each lesson, scroll down on this page, and to learn more about our most popular subscription programs, as well as watch sample videos from each, click here.

Testing & Certification

Lead Instructor

Ryron and Rener Gracie are the eldest grandsons of Grand Master Helio Gracie, the creator of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Their father is Rorion Gracie, one of the world’s foremost experts in self-defense. In 1993, Rorion created the Ultimate Fighting Championship to showcase the supremacy of the family’s self-defense system in a realistic “no holds barred” confrontation against all comers. Rorion’s younger brother, Royce, won 3 of the first 4 UFC tournaments proving that the leverage-based techniques of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu provided the most reliable way to defeat a larger, more athletic opponent. Ryron and Rener were born into this family tradition of testing the art against all challengers.

Rorion introduced his sons to the art as soon as they could walk. As children, they watched him teach private classes in their garage in Southern California. But, it wasn’t until they observed their father and uncles – Royce, Rickson, and Royler – easily winning challenge matches that they began to comprehend fully the effectiveness of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Even more important, Ryron and Rener recognized the profound impact the family’s art had on all who studied it. The life changing transformations of Gracie University students motivated the brothers to teach the art. While constantly perfecting their physical techniques, they worked equally hard to master the powerfully effective instruction methods developed by their forbearers. In 2003, Grand Master Helio Gracie awarded Ryron and Rener black belts in recognition of their mastery of his unique techniques and teaching methodologies.